diff --git a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/categories.py b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/categories.py
index 40bd687faf..41184ae502 100644
--- a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/categories.py
+++ b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/categories.py
@@ -404,11 +404,6 @@ class ProjectWidget(SettingsCategoryWidget):
         if self is saved_tab_widget:
             return
 
-        system_settings = get_system_settings()
-        mongo_url = system_settings["modules"]["avalon"]["AVALON_MONGO"]
-        if not mongo_url:
-            mongo_url = os.environ["PYPE_MONGO"]
-
         # If mongo url is not the same as was then refresh projects
         if mongo_url != os.environ["AVALON_MONGO"]:
             self.project_list_widget.refresh()
diff --git a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/widgets.py b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/widgets.py
index 656aaaa652..ccd437ece3 100644
--- a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/widgets.py
+++ b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/widgets.py
@@ -643,10 +643,7 @@ class ProjectListWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
 
         items = [self.default]
 
-        system_settings = get_system_settings()
-        mongo_url = system_settings["modules"]["avalon"]["AVALON_MONGO"]
-        if not mongo_url:
-            mongo_url = os.environ["PYPE_MONGO"]
+        mongo_url = os.environ["PYPE_MONGO"]
 
         # Force uninstall of whole avalon connection if url does not match
         # to current environment and set it as environment